Head-rod holder for awnings.



J. R. SULLIVAN.

HEAD ROD HOLDER FOR AWNINGS. APPLIUATION mum 11110.28, 1010.

Patented Apr. 15,1913

INVENTOR WITNESSES:

UNITED stra rns PATIENT OFFICE;

JOHN R. SULLIVAN, F RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 JOHN BOYLE &

COMPANY, OF NEWYORK, N. Y.,

A conronarrori or NEW YORK.

HEAD-ROD HOLDER FOR AWNINGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 15,1913.

Application filed December 28, 1910. Serial No. 599,707.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN R. SULLIVAN, acitizen of the United States, residing in Ridge'wood, in the county of Bergen and.

State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Head-Rod Holders for Awnings, of which the fol owing is a specification.

This invention relates to what are known as head rod holders for awnings, and aims to provide certain improvements therein.

In awnings for windows or the like the awning is usually provided at its top with a metallic rod and means are provided for holding the rod in place on the window or other frame.

The object of the present invention is to provide a holder for this or analogous purposes which is of cheap and simple con struction and which is adapted to be used in connection with rods of ditterent sizes.

The invention also includes means whereby the head rod can be quickly attached to and detached from the window framing. the fixture remaining attached to the rod after it has been once adjusted in place.

The invention includes other features of improvement which will be hereinafter re: ferred to.

In the/drawings wherein I have illustrated the preferred form of my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the end of an awning showing my invention a pplicd thereto. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the holder. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of Fig. 1.

Referring-to the drawings lot A indicate the holder as a wholewhich as shown comprises a clamping member preferably formed of a single piece of metal bent at, its middle to form two plates (1 and 1). Each of these plates is curved at its lower end so that an approximately circular reccss is formed between them which is adapted to embrace the head rod of the awning. 'lhe clamping member A is preferably constructed of sheet steel or other somewhat springy material, so that the plates (1 7) excrt a clamping action upon the rod. Protcrably instead of engaging the rod directly the, clamping members are adjusted over the awning fabric where it surrounds the rod.

By this means the awning is held properly stretched upon the rod and is prevented from working up from the ends f the latter. According to the present invention this desirable result may be attained without injuring the awning fabric since the inner faces of the clamping plates are free from projections which might perforate the fabric. While it is possible to so construct the member A that the parts will exert sufficient clamping action by their own elasticity, nevertheless it is preferabe to provide a clamping screw 0 01' other means whereby the arms may be drawn toward each other so as to increase the clamping action. In the drawings I have shown such a clamping screw as inserted from the rear of the holder with its shank extending forwardly through the outer plate a.

I preferably provide the member A with a hook or other means for supporting the pulley or pulleys (I through which the ropes of the awning may be led. In the preferred construction such hook is shown as integral with the plate Z) and as formed by cut ting a tongue in the bottom of the plate and .bending it forwardly as shown at c to form a hook-like member of the desired shape upon which the eyes of thepulley or pulleys may be hung.

'lho clamping member thus provided may be adapted to be supported in position on the window frame in any suitable manner. According to my invention, however, I provide means by which the clamping member may be quickly and securely attached to the training. and easily detached therefrom. In the preferred construction the clamping member A is provided with an elongated slot; 7' which passes through both of the plates at and b, and the plates are further provided with a circular recess f/ preferably of scmi-circnhu' form and opening into the slot With this construction I preferably utilize a screw eye It as a supporting mombcr for the holder, such screw eye being screwed into the training, its head being iuitially adjusted to a horizontal position when the holder is to be applied or removed. In this position it passes through the slot f whereupon the eye is then turned to the vertical position shown in Fig. 1 and its shank enters the recess r When so arranged the holder is'securcly held in place since it: cannot be removed unless either the clamping member or the head of the screw cyo be turned so that the slot and head coincide.

, properly support the awning;

v holder is adapted t engagef and-support" tains the awning'fabric in a; taut condition wish-to be limited'thereto as various changes It will be understood, of course, that many holders may be used in connection with a single awning as the size'and weight of the latter demand. Ordinarily,'ho wever, two holders one at each end'are suflicientto By the construction ust described the head rods having a wide range'of diameters, and not" only supports the rod'but also mainupon the rod.' Thedevice is adapted to be easily and quickly attached to and detached 1 from theframin'g and while attached is secnrely held in place a While .I have shown and describedin detailro'neform of the'invention I do not may, be made, therein without departing from .the invention as defined by the. ap-;

pendedclaims. I What I claini is ii 1. Ina head rod-holder for awnings, clamping member comprising two clamping plates resiliently connected to permitthemv to be drawn together, said plates having a recess formed between them adapted toreceive the head rod of an awnlng, and means' for drawing said plates towardeach other therein another and adapted to receive thelhead 0f recess formed between celve the headrod of an awning, and means to clamp said rod, both said plates having elongated slots located opposite one a screw eyeor'thelike; s p .2. In a head rod holder for awnings, a

.clampingmember comprising two clamping plates resiliently connected to permit them to be drawn together, said plates having a for drawing said, plates toward each other I to clamp said 'rod, both said plates having therein a relatively large opening located opposite one another and adapted to'receive the 'head of a supporting device, and aslots and free them adapted tore- Y scribing witnesses,

restricted recess leading to said opening .45

adapted to receive the shank of such device.

3. In a head rod holder for awnings, a, clamping member comprising two clamping plates formed of a single piece of resilient I material whereby they may be drawn together, said plates having a recess formed beta/teen them adapted to receive the head rod, of an; awning, and means for drawing said plates toward each other to clamp said rod,-b0th said plates having thereinelongatedsslots located opposite one another and rod of an awning and bothof said clamping plates being provided with elongated slots adapted toreceive the he or the like, and said, plates having ,a-recess the shank of said screwevezt opening into said slot and 'acl'apted to receive.

clamping member comprisingasingle piece;

of resilient sheet metal bent to form 'two' clamping plates normally pressed into contactvwith one another, saidfclamping "plates being bent to form a elongated slots, "and a screWeye r r the like adapted one positionto passthrough said tions to retain'the clamp; ,In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two sub- JOHN R. sULLIvAN;

Witnesses: l

- THos. H. SoALEs, Y GHESTERv-P. Jonas.

ad'ofa screw eyei] 5; In a head rod holderfor awnings; a

recess-f adapted to re- .75 fc'eivethe headrod of anawningfand both 1 of said clampingp]atesbeingipmvided with the clamp and in otherposiq v 

